To investigate the key technical parameters roof-cutting pressure relief of the cut and the effect of retained roadway, this study conducted in-depth research by taking Dongrong No.2 Coal Mine as the engineering background, and implemented an experimental project of roof-cutting and roadway retaining by using shaped charge blasting in the return air roadway of the 1803 working face. The height of roof cutting for roadway retaining and the depth of blasting boreholes were calculated and determined, the stress and displacement changes of the surrounding rock in the roadway after roof cutting were simulated and analyzed, and the deviation angle of the blasting boreholes for roof cutting was optimized, meanwhile, the effect of retaining roadway was investigated on site. Research results show that the reasonable height of roof cutting for roadway retaining in 1803 working face is 6.0 m, and the reasonable depth of blasting boreholes for roof cutting is 6.5 m. After roof cutting, the vertical stress on the roof of the retained roadway decreases by up to 30%, and the vertical displacement decreases by up to 33%. It is found that the pressure relief effect is best when the roof cutting boreholes are inclined towards the goaf by 15°. The spacing between blasting boreholes on site is 0.6 m, with hole-separating detonation implemented, and a reinforced support system consisting of U-shaped steel retractable pillars-single hydraulic props-fly ash bags was added implemented. The monitoring data of roadway retaining shows that the average approaching displacement of the roof and floor is 385 mm, and the average approaching displacement of the two sides of the roadway is 245 mm. The pressure of the roadway side supports is maintained at 37-40 MPa, and the deformation of the surrounding rock in the roof cutting roadway is stable, indicating favorable roadway retention performance.
HEManchao, SONGZhenqi, WANGAn, et al. Theory of longwall mining by using roof cutting shortwall team and 110 method:the third mining science and technology reform[J]. Coal Science & Technology Magazine, 2017(1): 1-9, 13.
HEManchao, WANGYajun, YANGJun, et al. Comparative analysis on stress field distributions in roof cutting non-pillar mining method and conventional mining method[J]. Journal of China Coal Society, 2018, 43(3): 626-637.
HEManchao, MAXingen, WANGJiong, et al. Feature analysis of working face strata pressure with roof cutting pressure releasing in medium-thick seam and compound roof condition[J]. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2018, 37(11): 2425-2434.
HEManchao, GAOYubing, YANGJun, et al. Engineering experimentation of gob-side entry retaining formed by roof cutting and pressure release in a thick-seam fast-extracted mining face[J]. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2018, 39(1): 254-264.
HEManchao, GUOPengfei, WANGJiong, et al. Experimental study on gob-side entry formed by roof cut of broken roof at shallow depth of Hecaogou No.2 Coalmine[J]. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2018, 40(3): 391-398.
YANGJun, WANGHongyu, WANGYajun, et al. Fracture characteristics of the roof in gob-side entry retaining with roof cutting and pressure release[J]. Journal of Mining & Safety Engineering, 2019, 36(6): 1137-1144.
JIANGPengfei, ZHANGJian, HUBin. Mechanical and deformation characteristics of gob-side entry retaining surrounding rock and support methods[J]. Journal of Mining & Safety Engineering, 2016, 33(1): 56-62.
XIEWenbing, JianyuanDA, FENGGuangming. Mechanism of controlling surrounding rock around gob-side entry retaining in top-coal caving mining face[J]. Journal of Central South University(Science and Technology), 2004, 35(4): 657-661.
[17]
ZHANGZ Y, ZHANGN, SHIMADAH, et al. Optimization of hard roof structure over retained goaf-side gateroad by pre-split blasting technology[J]. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2017, 100: 330-337.
MAXingen, HEManchao, LIXianzhang, et al. Deformation mechanism and control measures of overlying strata with gob-side entry retaining formed by roof cutting and pressure releasing[J]. Journal of China University of Mining & Technology, 2019, 48(3): 474-483.
HEDongsheng, LIUDanlong, ZHANGYang. Non-pillar mining technology of medium thick seam with roof cutting and pressure released retained gateway and complex roof[J]. Coal Science and Technology, 2018, 46(9): 126-132.
GAOKui, LIUZegong, LIUJian, et al. Application of deep borehole blasting to gob-side entry retaining forced roof caving in hard and compound roof deep well[J]. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2013, 32(8): 1588-1594.
ZHANGSheng, WANGXiaoliang, ZHAOWenfeng, et al. Study on application of D-type energy gathering blasting tube on gob-side entry retaining[J]. Coal Science and Technology, 2019, 47(10): 175-182.
HENGDuo, ZHANGJiuyu. Research on short-distance pumped concrete used in gob-side entry retaining under thin coal seam[J]. Coal Engineering, 2018, 50(11): 10-13.
ZHANGYong, SHENFuxin, SUNXiaoming, et al. Stress and deformation law of surrounding rock in the second reuse of roadway formed by roof cutting in the “three soft” coal seam[J]. Journal of China University of Mining & Technology, 2020, 49(2): 247-254.
[36]
LIUB M, CHEND C, XUC T. Deep-hole blasting roof cutting technology for pressure relief in the final mining phase of the working face: a case study[J]. Frontiers in Earth Science, 2025, 13: 1566968.
[37]
HUANGX W, GUOJ, MIAOY S, et al. A study on the roof-cutting and pressure releasing technology of roof blasting[J]. Applied Sciences, 2023, 13(17): 9968.
[38]
WANGC, YINZ Q, MAY K, et al. Optimization of hole spacing for cut-top blasting based on new hole-sealing technology[J]. Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023, 11: 1327074.
[39]
LIY F, CHANGG F, HUD, et al. Application of pre-splitting blasting roof-cutting pressure relief technology for roadway protection under hard roof[J]. Scientific Reports, 2025, 15: 25458.
BAOLongsheng, LIUDegang, QIYang,et al.Design and application of grouting reinforcement parameters for overlying goaf tunnel[J].Journal of Liaoning Technical University(Natural Science),2025,44(4):385-394.